Flags at the ready! Our Guernsey shop is celebrating the 70th anniversary of Guernsey’s liberation.

The Channel Islands were the only part of the British Isles to have been occupied by German forces during the Second World War. This year, 70 years on from Guernsey’s liberation, the residents and visitors have been invited to come together and reflect on their past, and celebrate the joy felt on Wednesday 9th May 1945.

The town, including our Guernsey shop, will be closing its doors on Saturday May 9th to take part in a full day of activities. From 10am -5pm Albert Pier will be filled with the sound of 1940s, the Normandie Markets will be set up along the pier as well as the ever popular street markets. The Condor Liberation Parade, set to be the biggest in recent years, comprises of decorated bicycles, military vehicles and floats and after departing from four different locations will convene at Salerie Corner.

Amongst a host of entertainment and activities taking place around the island, there will be a number of air displays from the Army, Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force as well as local civilians, a re-enactment of 9th May 1945, and the Liberation Proms held at St. James. The evening will draw to a close with the annual LibRock concert and an incredible firework display in the skies above St. Peter Port.

Seasalt Guernsey will open on the Sunday to continue the celebrations with customers old and new. Pop in and join in the celebration, we’ll have yummy Cornish nibbles as you browse around the new summer collection!

Our March window theme is Daffodils and window dressers Kathryn and Tara have been busy making lovely Cornish daffodils.

Kathryn and Tara made the daffs using tiny pompoms of wool, attached them onto the end of bamboo sticks and then wrapped tissue paper petals around the pom pom.Each daffodil has its own unique name, which has been stamped onto the luggage tags.

The inspiration for the window came from Ron Scamp, a daffodil breeder in Falmouth. You can read his story here

The entries flooded in for our charity Christmas card competition this year and the judging took place this morning. We know all the budding designers are keen to know if they have won, so drum roll please…

Our lovely shop manager at Guernsey brought these fantastic fluffy creations to our attention and we could resist sharing them!

Ally Leray, one of our customers of the Guernsey store has been buying our Fluffy socks for an unsual and crafty reason; she transforms one sock into three different sized piggies complete with googly eyes and cute curly tail and all to raise money for Cancer Research. We love these cute creations, and its pretty great to see some of our Seasalt products being used to raise money for such a great cause!

If you love these cute creations as much as we do you can adopt your own in return for a donation to Guernsey Cancer Research.

This weekend just a few of our shops will be hosting a big footwear sale, with selected items benefiting from an extra 10% off. Just the ticket for a mid summer shopping spree. Pick up everything from sandals and pumps through to boots and wellingtons, and fix yourself up for a year long shoe bonanza.

Sperry Top-Sider deck shoes have been a favourite since 1935 when Paul Sperry, inspired by the pattern of cracks in his dog Prince’s paws and his ability to run nimbly over the ice and snow, used a pen knife to cut into the rubber outer sole of a trainer. As a keen sailor Paul used these new shoe soles to avoid slipping on the wet deck of his boat and so a classic was born!